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in Sustainable Leadership

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Engineering, Education, and Sustainability

Narong Kongpiwatana

Ph.D. in Sustainable Leadership

Biography

Narong Kongpiwatana is a Ph.D. candidate in the Sustainable Leadership program and a doctoral research fellow at the ASEAN Centre for Sustainable Development Studies and Dialogue (ACSDSD) within the College of Management at Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. His research focus encompasses engineering, education, and sustainability. He earned his undergraduate degree in engineering and graduate degrees in quality assurance, business administration, and education. He has over 20 years of industry experience. He is a licensed Professional Engineer, a certified Project Management Professional, and a certified Project Controls Professional. His core values are rooted in diversity and inclusion, excellence and respect, and a lifelong commitment to learning.

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainable Leadership, Mahidol University, TH (In progress)
  • Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership, Northeastern University, USA
  • Master of Business Administration, University of Massachusetts, USA
  • Master of Science in Quality Assurance, California State University, USA
  • Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, USA
  • Engineering License, Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, USA
  • Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute, USA
  • Certified Cost Professional, Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering, USA
  • Lean Six Sigma Certification, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Research Publications

  1. Narong, D. K. (2009). Activity-based costing and management solutions to traditional shortcomings of cost accounting. Cost Engineering, 51(8), 11-22.
  2. Narong, D. K. (2015). The relationship between leaders’ emotional intelligence and their perceived leadership effectiveness [Doctoral Dissertation, Northeastern University]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.
  3. Narong, D. K., & Hallinger, P. (2023). A keyword co-occurrence analysis of research on service learning: Conceptual foci and emerging trends. Education Sciences, 13(4), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13040339
  4. Narong, D. K., & Hallinger, P. (2024). Traversing the evolution of research on engineering education for sustainability: A Bibliometric review, 1991 – 2022. Sustainability, 16(2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020641
  5. Hallinger, P., & Narong, D. K. (2024). A bibliometric review of service-learning research, 1950 – 2022. Journal of Experiential Education, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/10538259241245137
  6. Narong, D. K., & Hallinger, P. (2024). The evolution of service learning in engineering education: A bibliometric review of research (1995 – 2023). European Journal of Engineering Education, 49(5), 834–855. https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2024.2368148
  7. Narong, D. K. (2024). A system-based framework for engineering education as sustainable development. European Journal of Engineering Education, 49(5), 911–927. https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2024.2374481
  8. Narong, D. K. (2025). Business and management education for sustainability: A state-of-the-art review of literature post-UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2015 – 2023). International Journal of Management Education, 23(2), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2024.101115
  9. Narong, D. K. (2025). Mapping the evolution of business and management education for sustainable development: A bibliometric review of research (1996 – 2023). International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-05-2024-0345
  10. Narong, D. K. (2025). Research trends on micro-credentials: A keyword co-occurrence analysis and science mapping. Journal of Further and Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2025.2509578
  11. Narong, D. K. (2025). Service learning for sustainable development: A bibliometric review of research (1997 – 2023). International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSHE-10-2024-0693

Paper Presentations

  1. Narong, D. K. (2004, March 4 – 5). Reimagining engineering competencies for sustainability in the era of Industry 5.0. Asia-Pacific Symposium on Sustainable Development in Higher Education, Japan.
  2. Narong, D. K., & Wattanaphak, N. (2024, July 31 – August 2). At the intersection of service learning and engineering education for sustainable development: A bibliometric review of research (2004 – 2023). [Manuscript accepted for presentation]. 2024 International STEM Education Conference, Thailand.
  3. Narong, D. K. (2004, November 19 – 20). Breaking barriers: Examining accessibility research within the realm of engineering education between 1986 and 2023. [Manuscript accepted for presentation]. IEEE 13th International Conference on Engineering Education, Japan.
  4. Narong, D. K. (2024, December 16–17). The research landscape and emerging trends in technical and vocational education and training for sustainability (1998 – 2023). IEEE International Conference on TVET Excellence & Development, Malaysia.
  5. Narong, D. K. (2025, January 6–8). Global trends in service-learning research within business education: A keyword co-occurrence analysis and science mapping (1996 – 2023). SIBR Conference on Interdisciplinary Business & Economics Research, Japan.
  6. Narong, D. K. (2025, April 4–6). A bibliometric review of circular economy research in higher education (2009 – 2024). SIBR-Thammasat 2025 Bangkok Conference on Interdisciplinary Business & Economic Research, Thailand.

Work in Progress

  1. Hallinger, P., & Narong, D. K. (n.d.). Taming the wild west of bibliometric reviews in education: A systematic review.
  2. Narong, D. K., & Hallinger, P. (n.d.). Motivational pathways to sustainability competencies in engineering education – A mixed-methods study.
  3. Narong, D. K. (n.d.). Service learning in business education: Research landscape, intellectual structure, and topical trends.
  4. Narong, D. K. (n.d.). Embedding sustainability into operations management education.
  5. Narong, D. K. (n.d.). The current state of circular economy research in higher education.

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